The Secret Life In this image, the protagonist named John Anderton sets out late at night to acquire drugs from somebody in an alley. In the image we only see half of John Anderton’s face as half of his face is covered from the hood and the darkness that fills the air. The director intends for the reader to sense a dark and gloomy time for John Anderton as he pursues to purchase drugs. The director uses lighting, body language, and camera angles to portray the negativity and hopelessness that is within John Anderton’s life. There are a lot of things to learn from the lighting in this still image. The entire background is pitch black with not a single object to be seen. This portrays the mystery and loneliness in John’s life. As a viewer, we are aware that John is lonely and has lost his wife and son, but the director leaves many details out. There seems to be a lot of confusion with John and the uncertainty of truth in his life. We notice John is doing lots of drugs, this can sym...
